Back in 1954, an article in the Saturday Review titled “The Rise and Fall of the Political Cartoon” wondered if editorial cartooning was dead. The author of the piece complained that cartoons weren’t as good as they used to be, and that they — and newspapers— were losing ground and influence to competition from “radio, […]
Two long-time editorial cartoonists marked recent milestones. Dave Granlund celebrated 50 years behind the drawing desk. Meanwhile, AAEC member Chan Lowe simply celebrated still having a job. After getting laid off from his long-time Florida newspaper a few years ago, Lowe found himself back in his old stomping ground in New England. Lowe talks to […]
After a slight delay, the AAEC Notebook is on its way — look for it in your mailbox this week! The double issue is both a year-end wrap-up of 2017 and a special 60th anniversary update of the Golden Notebook. The 60th volume of our glorified newsletter weighs in at 60 pages (appropriately enough) and […]